Running out on the football field before a play is officially over, in most cases, would be frowned upon and considered
unsafe.
During his 40-plus years as the team physician for Flushing High’s gridiron squad, Dr. Jon Schriner, DO, always put
the welfare of student-athletes first. And when an incident occurred, it was not uncommon to see him on the field before the
whistle blew.
“When an athlete went down, I wasn’t watching the play, I was watching the athlete,” Schriner said. “I would run out
on the field before the play was over. I was there for the athletes.”
Such was the case when Flushing running back Chuck Britton broke his leg while being tackled around the ankles
during a Flushing-Grand Blanc contest in the late 1970s.
“It was pretty gruesome,” said former Flushing football coach Dennis Noe. “I turned around and there was Dr. Schriner
standing next to me, and I said, ‘Thank goodness.'”
Schriner has been taking care of student-athletes for 53 years, and now he is being recognized for his service in sports
medicine by receiving the Special Service Award from the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame.
“I’m proud to receive this honor,” Schriner said. “Many of my friends are already in (the GFASHOF). Given the respect
I have for them and the other athletes and teams, it means a great deal to me.”
